The tradition continues. Another zany 4th of July Parade in the little hamlet just north of San Francisco. That would be Sausalito, my home since college, which I finished sometime in the last century. Check out the pics.

Steve Jobs, talking truth to power, once told Robert Murdock that Fox News is a destructive force and will malign his legacy. Does he have a point? A survey of cable news viewers demonstrate that Fox viewers are less accurately informed than viewers of other news outlets. Read what Jobs said to Murdock

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. In his column, 545 vs. 300,000,000 People, retired columnist Charlie Reese excoriates the people who are responsible for deficits and the debt.

Antibiotics are getting beat by quickly evolving bacteria. In many American cities, there’s an infestation of Bed Bugs, some of which now have bacteria such as MRSA that are super-resistant to antibiotics. Consider alternatives to antibiotics. Here are four.

When does full disclosure undermine our government and society? Where’s the balance between openness and effectiveness? Given WikiLeaks access to sensitive, potentially life threatening information, it, and its media partners, have a duty to purge documents of information that compromise the lives of people, while at the same time expose intended or established policy and actions that comprise the very ideals (often shouted through the largest megaphone) of this and other countries.

Today, I remember our soldiers and sailors, particularly my Father. Today, you can choose your celebratory term: Remembrance Day, Veteran’s Day, Armistice Day, even Poppy Day. It doesn’t matter. What does, is that today we remember the signing of the armistice that concluded WWI, and honor those that served all America’s wars, justified or not.

Has $1.5 billion been spent effectively on a breast cancer cure? If marketing could cure breast cancer, there would be a cure, says Barbara Brenner of Breast Cancer Action. A lot of money has been raised without a corresponding reduction in the breast cancer rate, she affirms. The Susan G. Komen organization – the world’s largest breast cancer charity, says it’s money well raised and well spent. Listen!

Women in China and the rest of Asia have dramatically less breast cancer than women in the Western World. Asian men have less prostrate cancer. Professor Plant battled breast cancer four times and her research indicates that dairy consumption is part of the problem.

According to some new research, most American ‘s antibodies are capable of squashing H1N1, the “Swine Flu”; in fact, about 59% will be able to resist the virus due to prior immunization from vaccination or former exposure to the virus. If it mutates, however, all bets are off.

Tony Robbins, the self-help guru, consults with the power elite. They told him about the 2008 crash and are telling him again that an “economic detox” is coming. In this video Robbins warns us and suggests how we should prepare.

“What the Health Care Overhaul Could Mean to You” is a good summary of where you may stand at this very moment relative to health care. The article identifies various situations, such as “do you have health insurance now”, if you do, is it “through your employer”, “through medicare”, “through medicaid”, or “on your own”. It then spells out what the health care overhaul means to your particular situation, and when.

Those who say they know the least about the Health Bill are the most against it. It’s feels vs thinking. Even those for it know little about it. The CBO is not believed by some, but they say it will reduce the deficit.